Protective closure means for containers



Oct. 5, 1937. s. QUATTRIN PROTECTIVE CLOSURE MENS FOR CONTAINERS FiledOct. l, 1955 /A/ VEN TOR. AA/TE QUATTre/N A TTO/ENE Y.

Patented Oct. 5, 1937 UNITED STATES PROTECTIVE CLOSURE MEANS FORCONTAINERS Sante Quattrin, San Francisco, Calif.

Application October 1,

Claims.

'I'his invention relates to protective closure means for containers,such as bottles and the like.

An object of the invention is to provide a clo- 5 sure for containers,such as bottles or the like whereby refilling of the same` is rendereddifcult and wasteful unless the closure is mutilated or destroyed.

Another object of the invention is to provide like and particularly toprovide lateral air and dispensing apertures or openings and meansbetween said apertures which allow fluid'to pass from the bottle outthrough the dispensing aperture, but when it is attempted to rell thebottle through either of said apertures, it causes the fluid to overflowout through the other aperture.

Another object vof the invention is to facilitate the pouring of liquidout of a bottle or the like through a lateral opening, yet renderinganyV attempt to rell the bottle diflicult and wasteful, and readilynoticeable.Y

Another object of this invention is to provide closure means forcontainers and particularly for bottles which is highly useful andsimple in construction. Convenience of arrangement, lightness `andcomparative inexpense of manufacture are further objects which have beenborne inmind in the production and development ofthe invention.

I am aware that some changes may be made in the general arrangements andcombinations of the several devices and parts, as well as in the detailsof the constructionV thereof without departing from the scope of thepresent invention as set forth in the following specification, and asdefined in the following claims; hence I do not limit my invention tothe' exact arrangements and combinations of the said device and parts asdescribed in the said specification, nor vdo-l confine myself `to theexact details of the construction of the said parts Vas illustrated inthe accompanying drawing. Y

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will be mademanifest in the following detailed description and specifically pointedout in the appended claims, reference is had to the accompanying drawingfor the illustrative embodiment of the invention, wherein: i

Figure Y1 is a sectionalview ofV my closure shown on a fragmental,sectional Vview of a container outlet. n

Figure 2 is a fragmental plan View of a usual flat bottle with myclosure on it,

means for preventing the relling of bottles andV 1935, VSerial No.42,993

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a spilling element of my closure.

Figure 4 is a perspective View of a modified form of the spillingelement.

Figure 5 is a face View of a circular dispens- 5 ing aperture and spouton my device.

Figure 6 is a face View of acircular, divided dispensing aperture andspout on my device.

Figure 7 is a face view of a circular dispensing aperture with crossdivision. Y

Figure 8 is a face View of an elongated dispensing slot and spout.

Figure 9 is a sectional View of said elongated dispensing slot in mydevice.

Figure 10 is a face view of an elongated, and divided dispensing slotand spout.

Figure 11 is a face view of a rectangular dis pensing aperture andspout.

Figure 12 is a fragmental, sectional view of the neck of a container,with my closure caps and device thereon.V

Figure 13 isa fragmental side view, partly in section of a modified formof my closure on a container.

Figure 14 is a sectional plan View of my closure or cap on a. container.

In its general organization my invention includes opposed lateralapertures'or openings I6 and l1, to form respectively an airvent and adispensing aperture in the outlet or pouring end of a container, such asthe neck I8 of a bottle. The mouth I9 of the bottle is closed by a fixedclosure wall which cannot be removed without mutilation, and afterremoval K cannot Vbe l replaced unless by a difcult and costlymanipulation, if at all. An obstruction element, such as a bar 2l isplaced across the passage of the neck I8 so that a face 22 thereof is inalignment with the lowermost points of the apertures I 6 and I1 at itsends. f

The container or bottle is filled in the usual manner through its mouththen the bar 2l is inserted in place and the mouth is permanentlycovered, and sealed. To pour liquid out of the s containers or bottletheV same is tilted toward its 45 dispensing aperture Il. TheV liquidpasses by the bar2l into the space above Vit and flows out through saiddispensing aperture `I'l. In case of attempts to rell the container orbottle, without mutilating or removing the closure. from its 1 mouth,through either of the apertures I6 or I1, a great part, if not all ofthe liquid-introduced from the outside into one aperture is directed by,the face 22 'of the bar 2l to the other, Opposed 'the bottle.

with its spilling face 22 in alignment with theV Y cap 43 suitablylinedto seal the apertures I6 and is held against lateral movements by thesides f aperture, so as to cause the liquid to spill out rof' thebottle, instead of filling it.

VThe grooves 23V4 are of such width as to slidably accommodate the bar2| as it is inserted into The bar 2| rests on the ledges 24 lowerportions of the'apertures |6.and I1 and of the grooves 23.

The bar 2| is preferably a flat strip of material, narrower than thewidthI of the container outlet, or bottle neck I8, so asto allow theliquid to pass by the bar 2| into the space above it and to thedispenser aperture YI1 when the container or bottle isA tilted. In'theform shown'in' Figures ,1, 3, and 4, the bar 2| has an upwardly extendedflange 26 atits endadjacent the air vent opening I6 so as to practicallycover the inner end'ofr said ventY opening`l6 The flange 26 has aperforation or hole 21 at its base fully aligned with( the spillingsurface 22 of the bar 2| soas to act'nas a small airvent as well asreceive backiiowy from said spilling surface. It is to bernoted thatthesurface 22 will cause the greater part of the liquid introduced fromoutside of either aperture lI6 or I1 to run alongr said surface and outthrough the other aperture instead of dripping down into the bottle,even if the bottle is slightly tilted. Y

YIf desired a divisionV pin 28 may be formed on the other end ofY thebar 2|adjacent the dispenser aperture |1 so as to reduce the Anormalinner area of the opening I 1 and rerrider` the insertionof any fillingVtube still more dicult'.-

The bar 2| is widerthan the'width of the apertures I6V and |1 so as toprevent the insertion `of anyfllling tube to either` side of the bar2 I.YThe flange 26' extends tothe mouth of the neck |8so as tov be engagedby theflxed Vclosure wall thereat thereby to hold thel bar 2| againstvertical movement in thegrooves 23. When a pin 278 is provided it alsoextends to the closure wall and functionsV also as an additional spacerfor the bar 2|. Y l

In the illustration shown in Figure 1, the apertures I6 land I1 arediametrically opposite each other through the sides of the bottle neckI8. The closurewall is formed by a cap 29 stamped and xed intoY apreferably annular undercut 3| around the outside of the mouth I9 of thecontainer outlet or bottle neck I8. If desirable the cap` 29 may becernentedinto said undercut 3|. The cap v29 bears on its outside facethe trade-mark or other usual inscription of theoriginal"makerforrfiller', soY as to allow easy recognit'ion Yif the'capisA ever replacedby'unauthorized 'partiespQSuchj replacement howeverisso-diii` cult, A.if at allpossible, that it renders any attemptedrelling in such manner impractical `and Y unprofitable inY usualcommercial practice. Y

Y.The container outlet .er bottle neck I8 is suitan outer cap 33 over'ythe inner cap 29 and over the apertures `I6 Yand |1..` The outer ca pY33 has ajlining'34'of suitable compressible material, such ascorkpr-rubber to.` fully seal Atherapertures I6 .and I'IwhenA not inuse. u Y Inl the embodiment of my inventionshown in "enigme "12 theb'ome'neck 'la itself is not perfo* rated, but into the undercut 3| ispressed and preferably cemented a fixed dispenser cap 36, the top 31 ofwhich forms the fixed 'closure wall. The airvent aperture I6 and theopposed, dispenser aperture I1 are through the side of the cap 36 and aspilling bar 38 extends across immediately below said apertures I6 andI1.V A gasket of rubber or cork 39 is pinched under the securing ange 4|of the cap 36.Y This flange 4I also pinches and holds'in placedownwardly and outwardly bent ears 42 of said bar 39. The entire cap 36is covered by a removable outer In the embodiment shown in Figure 13 thespilling bar VI44 is made integral with the dis- Such slot provides asufficiently large pouring area but it is too narrow to allow theinsertion and manipulation of a filling tube or thelike. The slot may bemadev wider as in Figure 10 and divided either by the pinv 28 of the bar2|, or formed with an integral partition. The aperture I1 may be ofcircular shape'as in Figure 5, or divided circular shape, as in Figure6, or cross divided circularY shape as in Figure 7, or

Vrectangular as in Figure 1l, the latteralso either plain or divided; Yn Y* In each instance an exterior spout 41 is formed The Apreferred.Vshape of outlet,

around the outer end of the dispenser aperture I1 by a fluting, orindentation. ,4 8 into the outer surface of the material around apertureI1. The top portion of the spout 41may be recessed as at 49, in Figure 8and FigureHQ, so as to provide a shortened lip from which the liquidafter pouring, may drip back into the lower portion of the dispenseraperture |1.4 Such spout 41 and uting or indentation 48, facilitatefree. pouringand eliminate back dripping to the-outside vof a containeror bottle, rIfhe spout 41 is entirely within the plane of the outersurface of the neck I8 or of the cap 36. In connection with flatbottles, such as in bottle 5I in Figure'2, it is preferable that theoutlet aperture be to one side at an angle to the adjacent at side ofthe bottle, in the direction Where the bottle'would be naturally tiltedfor pouring by hand. l v Y Having thus described my invention what Iclaim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: 1. YThecornbmationjwith a bottle mouthprof vided with opposed dispensing andair openings and a permanent closure wall spaced fromsaid openings, of aspout formed on the vouter end'pfV bottle around said spout beinggrooved, said'spout having a'narrow slot longitudinal relatively tothebottle to form the outlet end of said dispensing opening, the edge ofsaid` slot nearer to said clorsure Wall being recessed to form ashortened lip. 2. In a bottle the combination withv a perma-v .nentlyfixed closure wall `at the 'mouth of the bottle, and opposed lateral.openings on the neck of the boule, a. nat plate narrower ythan thewidth of the interior of the neck of the bottle being exthe dispensingopening, the outervsurfaceV of the..

of the plate is in alignment with the lowermost points of said openings.

3. In a bottle the combination with a permanentlyxed closure wall at themouth of the bottle, and opposed lateral openings on the neck of thebottle, a flat plate narrower than the width of the interior of the neckof the bottle being extended between the openings so that the top levelof the plate is in alignment with the lowermost points of said openings,and a member extended from one end of said plate toward said closurewall so as to cover the adjacent opening, said member being perforated.Y

4. In a bottle the combination with a permanently fixed closure Wall atthe mouth of the bottle, and opposed lateral openings on the neck of thebottle, a flat plate narrower than the width of the interior of the neckof the bottle being extended between the openings so that the top levelof the plate is in alignment with the lowermost points of said openings,said bottle neck having grooves extended from the mouth of the bottle toa point immediately below each opening tohold t said plate againstlateral displacement. Y

5. In a bottle the combination with a permanently fixed closure wall atthe mouth of the bottle, and opposed lateral openings on the neck of thebottle, a flat plate narrower than the width of the interior of the neckof the bottle being extended between the openings so that the top levelof the plateY is in alignment with the lowermost points of saidopenings, said bottle neck having grooves extended from the mouth of thebottlerto a point immediately below eachy opening' to hold said plateagainst lateral displacement, a perforate member extended from one endof the plate to the closure over the adjacent opening, and a divisionextension extended from the other end of the plate to said 'closure tocover a portion of the other opening, the latter opening being theoutlet opening.

SANTE QUATTRIN.

